To Do!

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Concerts

Hear Marcia Rafel perform show tunes after
a noon lunch Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Oak
Park JCC. $2.75 lunch, $1 program for non-
members. Reservations are required for
lunch. (248) 967-4030.

Listen to Dan Nichols perform Jewish rock
and folk standards and have desserts at 8
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at Temple Shir
Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. Profits are for Project Chessed.
$10. RSVP to (248) 737-8700. A free concert
and pizza dinner are planned for 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29, at the temple.

Experience the performance of Debbie
Friedman at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at
Temple Beth Emeth, 2309 Packard, Ann
Arbor. The event honors Terri Ginsburg as
educator for 10 years. $36, $18 for students,
free for children under 5. (734) 665-4744.

Education

Learn to read Hebrew in one of two classes
Sunday mornings at Congregation B'nai
Moshe, 6800 Drake, West Bloomfield — at 10
a.m. (Level One for Total Beginners) or 11
a.m. (Beginner-Plus Prayer Book Hebrew).
Free for first class, $40-$50 for second. Call
Nancy Kaplan at (248) 737-1931.

Enter "The Cantor's Listening Room: A
Jewish Celebration in Song" at 11 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 30, at Congregation B'nai
Moshe, 6800 Drake, West Bloomfield. Cantor
Earl G. Berris features works by Detroiter
Sholom Kalib and plays recordings from the
Milken Music Archive. $5 nonmembers. Call
Nancy Kaplan at (248) 737-1931.

Visit Akiva during a school open house 9
a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Jan. 31 Feb. 2,
at 21100 12 Mile, Southfield. (248) 386-1625.

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Explore spiritual growth through giving in
sessions led by Rabbi Boruch Cohen of the
Birmingham-Bloomfield Chai Center starting
8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at 1578 Lakeside Dr.,
Birmingham. $18 for four sessions. (248)
225-0246.

Event Hotline

Hear Howard Lupovitch, Jewish Studies pro-
fessor, discuss "Middle Ground or Muddled
Ground: Alexander Kohut and the Hungarian
Roots of Conservative Judaism" at 4 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 26, at 3050 Frieze Building,
105 S. State Street, Ann Arbor. The program
is sponsored by the Frankel Center for
Judaic Studies. www.lsa.umich.edu/judaic.

Find out about "Being Jewish, Doing
Jewish" in a free class conducted by Rabbi
Steven Rubenstein 10-11 a.m. Tuesday morn-
ings, through Feb. 14, at Congregation Beth
Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. RSVP
by calling (248) 851-6880.

Celebrate the arrival of Super Bowl with
Federation's Young Adult Division at Super
Skate Sip 'n' Shmooze 2 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
29, at Campus Martius Park, 800 Woodward,
Detroit. There will be snacks and warm bev-
erages. $5 per adult, $10 per family for skate
rental. RSVP to Jennifer Noparstak at (248)
203-1460.

Hear Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz discuss
"Secrets Unveiled: Miqua'ot Gedolot," based
on a new translation of the Book of Exodus,
noon-1:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at Adat
Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. $10 fee includes lunch. Call
Charlotte Fiszbein at (248) 851-5100.

Participate in a Texas Hold 'em Tournament
sponsored by the Men's Club of
Congregation Beth Shalom at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29, at the synagogue, 14601 W.
Lincoln, Oak Park. Proceeds benefit the con-
gregation. There will be cash prizes and
snacks. $60. (248) 547-7970.

Join Keren Alpert for a discussion of "The
Prophet of Loss," the tale of Job and its les-
sons, at noon Thursday, Jan. 26, at Temple
Beth El, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield
Township. Participants are asked to bring
their lunches. (248) 865-0612.

Celebrate Harriet Berg's 45th year as a
leader of.dance in the Jewish community
with a free gala performance 2-4 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29, at the West
Bloomfield Jewish Community
Center. Dancing to the music of
Sam Barnett and his combo fol-
lows. Tickets are required by calling
(248) 432-5577.

Meet the faculty of the Jewish Academy of
Metropolitan Detroit High School and learn
about school programs during an open
house at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, in JCC
in West Bloomfield. (248) 592-5263.

Hear Rabbi Elliot Pachter discuss "The
Classic Midrash" at 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29,
at Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake,
West Bloomfield. Free for members, $7 non-
members. Call Nancy Kaplan at (248) 737-
1931.

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Join Stand With Us-Michigan at its
free inaugural event 4 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 29, at the Holocaust Memorial
Center in Farmington Hills. Keynote
speaker Michael Wissot will discuss the
findings of the report America 2020:
How the Next Generation Views Israel,s
which he co-authored. It examines the. rise
of anti-Israel hostilities on campus and how

the trend can be reversed. The event is co-
sponsored by the Benard L. Maas
Foundation. Information:
www.standwithus.com .

Observe the United Nations International
Holocaust Remembrance Day with a pro-
gram 1-2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, at the Oak
Park JCC. Hannin Lis is discussing "The
Holocaust and the Birth of the State of
Israel" and is planning a candle-lighting cer-
emony. Call Charles Silow or Sharon Levine
at (248) 661-2999.

Stretch your body and soul with the free
Yoga & Yiddishkeit at 10 a.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 1, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Rabbi Rachel
Shere and Yogi Jason Hulschof conduct the
session. (248) 851-5100.

Explore the future of conservative Judaism
with Rabbi Eric Yanoff and the Sisterhood of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 2, at the B'nai Israel Center,
4200 Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloomfield.
RSVP to Laynie at (248) 357-5544.

Celebrate "Jambalaya and Jazz" with
Congregation Shir Tikvah 7-11 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 4, at the synagogue, 3900 Northfield
Pkwy., Troy. Proceeds from the food and live
music go to hurricane relief and the congre-
gation. $18 members, $25 for nonmembers.
Reservations must be received by Jan. 29.
Call Miriam Finerman at (248) 601-6760.

Taste wine and desserts with
Kesher, Congregation Beth
Shalom's new young adult
group for those in their 20s-
40s, Saturday evening, Feb. 4,
in a private home. Contact Fran
Newman at (248) 542-3303 or Jodie
Krasnick at (248) 398-6189.

Celebrate the mitzvah of tefillin
with the Congregation Beth
Ahm's Men's Club at 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 5, at 5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. (248) 851-6880, ext.17.

Health

Take part in free Living With Grief meetings
sponsored by Hospice of Michigan 7-8:30
p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 9 at
Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake,
West Bloomfield. To register, call Cindy
Goldman at (248) 253-2580.

Attend a meeting of the Survivors' Support
Group with Dr. Charles Silow 10-11:30 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 30, at the Oak Park JCC or
1:15-2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, at the
Fleischman Residence-Blumberg Plaza in

West Bloomfield. (248) 661-2999.

Discuss entering marriage during four ses-
sions with Rabbi Rachel Shere and counselor
Shirley Cetner at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays,
Feb. 1 22, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Theseries is
planned for engaged couples and newly-
weds. $36 per couple. Call Eliana Loomer at
(248) 851-5100, ext. 231.

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Helping Out

Assist older adults with mem-
ory loss at the Brown
Center. Volunteers help
on field trips, share spe-
cial interests and do cler-
ical work..Call Dorothy
Mantis at (248) 233-4392.

Visit isolated seniors at their
Detroit residences. Call Gloria Bender at
(248) 233-4431.

Work with adults with developmental disabil-
ities in a sheltered workshop by assisting
with production-related activities such as
materials distribution and counting-weighing
tasks. Call Kirk Jude Goddard at (248) 233-
4310.

Join Congregation Shaarey Zedek's soup
kitchen at 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at 27375
Bell Rd., Southfield. Cash and material dona-
tions benefit the South Oakland Shelter.
Contact Tobye Bello at (248) 357-5544.

Volunteer for the fifth Judaica Art Fair
planned Feb. 11 13 by Bais Chabad Torah
Center at the West Bloomfield Jewish
Community Center. People are needed to
run the show and house artists from Israel.
(248) 855-6170.

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Holidays/
Shabbat

Experience Shabbat Jams starting with
noshes at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at
Congregation Beth Shalom,14601 W. Lincoln,
Oak Park. There will be music and a blessing
of kindergarteners to second graders. $15
adults, $7.50 children, free for kids 3 and
younger, $45 family maximum. (248) 547-
7970.

Join the National Council of Jewish Women
Greater Detroit Section for Shabbat services
and an oneg at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at
Congregation Chaye Olam, 4875 W. Maple,
Bloomfield Township. (248) 355-3300, ext. 3.

Attend the eighth annual Temple Kol Ami
Brotherhood Shabbat at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan.

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